Salih Hamid al-Rifa'i
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Salih Hamid al-Rifa'i is a contemporary scholar of Hadith and academic researcher known for his studies on narrator criticism and prophetic traditions, including al-Ahadith al-Waridah fi Fada'il al-Madinah (Hadiths on the Virtues of Medina) .
Lineage and Scholarly Focus
His full name is Salih ibn Hamid ibn Sa'id al-Rifa'i . Holding a doctorate in Islamic studies, his research centers on Hadith collection, verification, and narrator evaluation (ilm al-jarh wa-l-ta'dil) .
His academic study on the traditions concerning Medina, titled al-Ahadith al-Waridah fi Fada'il al-Madinah: Jam'an wa-Dirasah ("Hadiths Reported on the Virtues of Medina: A Collection and Study"), was published by the Center for the Service of the Sunnah and Prophetic Biography at the Islamic University of Madinah in 1413 AH (1993 CE) and was included in university dissertation series .
In specialized narrator criticism, he prepared al-Thiqat alladhina du'ifu fi ba'd shuyukhihim ("Trustworthy Narrators Declared Weak in Narrations from Certain Teachers"), in which he examined narrators whose reliability varied depending on specific teachers, including a detailed defense of the transmissions of Abd Allah ibn Wahb from Ibn Jurayj .
Reception
Al-Rifa'i's critical investigations have been utilized by contemporary Hadith specialists; the researcher Muhammad Sabah Mansur described him as an esteemed scholar and noble editor, citing his analysis of disputed narrator chains .
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List of Works
Inayat al-Ulama bil-Isnad wa Ilm al-Jarh wa al-Tadil (The Scholars' Care for the Chain of Transmission and the Science of Impugnment and Validation) is a specialized treatise on Hadith methodology. The work examines the role of the chain of transmission (isnad) and the critical evaluation of narrators (al-jarh wa al-ta'dil) in safeguarding the Prophetic Sunnah.